Dusty Bautz

“She ran down the street and round the corner and up two more streets and crossed the road. ‘Will I be safe from him?’ the girl had said. And will I be safe from Samuel? She reached her car and threw her bag on the front seat and sat holding the steering wheel. Where to go, where to run to?”
― Elizabeth Tebby Germaine, A MAN WHO SEEMED REAL: A story of love, lies, fear and kindness

“I try to remember at what point my heart became irreversibly touched by her soul image. I can’t point out the exact time though just the feeling that my soul only felt Her instantly as an echo of the timeless love.”
― Raz Mihal, Just Love Her

“Cixi’s style was not to force through drastic change, but to bring it about gradually through perseverence.”
― Jung Chang, Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China

“She's just one of the plethora of women you rotate through your bed." Lily looked scared out of her mind as the queen changed direction and stalked her. "I will not allow you to besmirch the Esca name with your filthy plot to steal the prince.”
― Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame